She said: “My breathing was so bad I had to go to A&E at Queen’s Hospital twice and I had pains everywhere.”

She alleged: “It was obvious I was ill but the surgery still didn’t give me anything.”

After months of failed complaints and a meeting in February 2009, Miss Madigan said the dispute had taken over her life.

She said: “My brother died on February 8 and I couldn’t sleep, I couldn’t even cry at the funeral.

“All I could think about was the meeting and Dr Kukathasan.”

After attempting legal action through solicitors, Miss Madigan took her complaint to the Ombudsman.

The report said: “Dr Kukathasan’s actions fell so far below the applicable standard as to amount to service failure [which] led to an injustice to Miss Madigan in that she was caused significant and persistent distress and anxiety.”

The case was resolved in November last year with the order for compensation and a written apology from Dr Kukathasan.